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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand II
Imperator Romanorum
Ferdinand II two years before his death (1635)
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign28 August 1619 – 15 February 1637
Coronation9 September 1619
Frankfurt Cathedral
PredecessorMatthias
SuccessorFerdinand III
Born9 July 1578 (NS: (1578-07-19)19 July 1578)
Graz, Duchy of Styria, Holy Roman Empire
Died15 February 1637(1637-02-15) (aged 58)
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Mausoleum in Graz (body)
Augustinian Church (heart)
Spouse
(m. 1600; died 1616)

(m. 1622)
Issue
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HouseHabsburg
FatherCharles II, Francis of Austria
MotherMaria Anna, Duchess of Austria
ReligionCatholicism
SignatureFerdinand II's signature

Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 (NS: 19 July 1578) — 19 February 1637) was the Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 to 1637 He was the son of Charles II Francis of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria. He was succeeded by his son Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. He was the cousin (1st cousin, once removed) of his predecessors Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, and because they had no children he became the Holy Roman Emperor.


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